Job satisfaction and organizational characteristics: Results of a nationwide survey of baccalaureate nursing faculty in the United States

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 405-412

  Snarr, Carol E ^a,c   Krochalk, Pamela C ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB SATISFACTION; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FACULTY, NURSING; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SCHOOLS, NURSING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030207247     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1996.19725.x     Document Type: Article

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